Community, Ecosystem Resilience Highlighted at 2019 NC Coastal Conference

North Carolina Sea Grant hosted the 2019 Coastal Conference in Wilmington at the Hotel Ballast. ...

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People-First Tourism Works to Create Equitable and Sustainable Experiences

People-First Tourism is a unique endeavor. One part tourism research lab and one part business, People-First Tourism sells experiences their community collaborators design. North Carolina Sea Grant and the NC Rural Center provide early funding....

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Researchers and Robeson County Residents Unite on Project BRIDGE

Learn more about Building Resilience by Innovating through Diverse Group Engagement -- also known as the BRIDGE project -- in Robeson County. Researchers funded by North Carolina Sea Grant are gathering voices to identify diverse experiences from Hurricanes Matthew and Florence, and the ongoing recovery. The team includes members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and other community partners....

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What Can Homeowners Tell Us About How to Protect Shorelines?

Homes with natural shorelines actually had less hurricane damage than homes with bulkhead shorelines....

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Dune Recovery Workshop on March 9 at Topsail Island

The towns of Surf City, Topsail Beach, and North Topsail Beach will hold a Dune Workshop on Saturday, March 9, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Surf City Welcome Center on Topsail Island. Spencer Rogers of North Carolina Sea Grant will explain "how the beach works."...

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